"Billy put out his hand to shake. His small girlish hand was given a friendly squeeze by Mike."I guess we can be friends. Say, you want to come to see... a special magic show later this afternoon?" Sure, I love magic", Billy responded. Mike gave him a location and a time. Billy saw that Mike had written down, "Don't be Late!!!", on the piece of paper.After thanking him, Billy shut his locker and started to head out the door. He glanced back and noticed Mike and Steve talking something over. Billy. "There are not many men who would do that for a woman." That may be," retorted Janet, "but if he had really loved me, he would be here with me today. In a sense, I guess you could say he left me. Not for another woman, of course, like what happened to you, but that does not make the pain any less hard to take."From time to time, as the sisters talked, Johnny would come in and listen for a while. When he had had enough, he would go outside and play, returning again and listening for a while. Now I am pulling into his driveway, and spoiling for a fight. I completely ignore the rug by the front door where I am to kneel when I get home, and wait for permission to enter Master's sanctuary for us. Instead, I storm through the house, calling his name. And I don't mean "Master", or even "Sir", but his given name. I finally find him in the kitchen, and yell "Where were you when I called?" Calmly, evenly, he speaks. "I can see that you've had a bad day, so I will give you two. Jason was now 26 and still single. He tended not to go out to barsanymore as most of his money was taken up with bills for his apartment.He liked a drink but it was just too expensive and as a result he hadnot met any potential partners for some time. He was a good lookingchap; well at least he thought so, and his 6' 2" frame was physically ingood shape. He had hoped, had thought it he would very soon, he wouldmeet the woman that would be perfect. But time ticked away and nothinghappened.He.